| ¡Transliteration Iwami-ginzan (silver mine), rat poisonAren't there any,
 aren't there any naughty kids
 around here? What!
 This boymimics my selling cry like a parrot£and wouldn't stop.
 What? £¢
 You laugh at my gentle voice
 that it sounds like cat?
 It's none of your business, boy! It therefore
 charms rats, you know?
 I'll let your mother know about your mischief
 when you cheek adults like this.
 What? You are welcome, you say?
 Well, I'm thoroughly helpless against such talkative mouth as 
                yours, boy.
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 ¡From Big Edo Prints¡about Iwami-ginzan Nezumi-tori
 Iwami silver mine, now is in Shimane prefecture, 
                was reigned by Edo government directly. Its tribute summed up 
                to 50 thousand Koku, which was called Iwami-ginzan tribute.Administration office was settled in Omori-cho, 59 bugyo / local 
                officials changed the local services.
 The rats poison from Iwami silver mine was so known its effectiveness 
                that the seller appeared even in Edo.
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